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Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top telecom stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best telecom stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the telecom services industry.

Industry: Telecom Services

Due Diligence Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$10.68B	$74.76	1.83%	$1.43B	13.74x	0.71
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$139.21B	$36.38	-0.19%	$38.05B	9.75x	2.14
GOGO	GOGO INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$913.16M	$7.26	1.97%	$124.50M	16.50x	14.38
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$635.02M	$11.63	-0.94%	$288.74M	2.96x	0.83
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$4.50B	$177.54	-1.27%	$422.56M	16.97x	1.39
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$15.26B	$28.55	-2.79%	$6.53B	13.92x	5.19
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$161.14B	$38.28	0.42%	$38.63B	16.50x	2.94
IDT	IDT CORP	NYSE	Telecom Services	$1.19B	$47.09	2.28%	$85.24M	16.13x	1.05
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	NYSE	Telecom Services	$16.22B	$16.37	-0.61%	$2.38B	10.58x	0.96
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$3.53B	$71.96	0.59%	$394.21M	93.45x	8.90
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$48.27M	$1.28	-1.54%	$6.45M	6.40x	1.67
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$23.78B	$8.25	0.61%	N/A	8.19x	1.32
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$140.12M	$5.17	0.78%	$4.75M	86.17x	0.26
T	AT&T INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$156.42B	$21.80	1.11%	$39.75B	17.72x	2.71
TIMB	TIM SA	NYSE	Telecom Services	$5.62B	$11.61	1.04%	$2.57B	10.10x	1.12
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$248.55B	$214.18	0.34%	$30.02B	24.17x	2.28
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$1.90B	$337.61	4.10%	$739.38M	9.87x	2.53
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	NYSE	Telecom Services	$5.96B	$6.77	-0.15%	$1.89B	15.25x	1.02
PHI	PLDT INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$4.85B	$22.44	-0.49%	$1.69B	10.28x	4.74
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$4.24B	$24.61	1.95%	$2.67B	26.46x	2.72
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$3.10B	$27.20	-1.16%	$415.67M	28.94x	3.15
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	NYSE	Telecom Services	$28.76B	$37.07	-0.03%	$2.65B	25.10x	0.33
TU	TELUS CORP	NYSE	Telecom Services	$20.46B	$13.71	-0.58%	$3.79B	30.00x	2.54
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$49.24B	$346.29	2.50%	$20.33B	10.66x	9.31
BCE	BCE INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$20.56B	$22.54	-2.89%	$5.51B	346.77x	3.10
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	NYSE	Telecom Services	$43.53B	$13.94	0.22%	$18.46B	N/A	3.12
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	NYSE	Telecom Services	$12.76B	$7.72	0.26%	$4.29B	12.66x	0.74
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$228.38M	$15.11	-3.76%	$150.94M	-5.58x	2.21
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	NYSEMKT	Telecom Services	$3.44B	$1.82	1.11%	$67.03M	-60.67x	1.33
KT	KT CORP	NYSE	Telecom Services	$7.98B	$16.20	1.19%	$1.37B	11.25x	1.45
OOMA	OOMA INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$366.93M	$13.59	-0.37%	$5.03M	-36.73x	0.79
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$520.19M	$27.94	0.04%	-$33.99M	-13.83x	1.28
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	NYSE	Telecom Services	$8.20B	$21.20	-1.21%	N/A	10.47x	1.44
TEF	TELEFONICA S A	NYSE	Telecom Services	$22.94B	$3.99	1.27%	$1.32B	-18.56x	4.77
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$64.57M	$1.13	-3.42%	-$5.27M	-11.30x	2.32
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$213.48M	$2.95	2.08%	$91.11M	45.38x	2.97
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$31.13M	$1.83	-4.19%	-$45.06M	-0.23x	-7.14
WOW	WIDEOPENWEST INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$377.25M	$4.45	-0.89%	$186.70M	-3.97x	5.90
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$699.78M	$3.99	2.31%	$47.01M	-12.47x	1.82
TEO	TELECOM ARGENTINA SA	NYSE	Telecom Services	$5.74B	$13.32	4.55%	$869.30M	-19.00x	1.49
FYBR	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT INC	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$8.85B	$35.53	0.57%	$2.25B	-47.37x	3.12
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$4.15B	$11.60	-1.11%	-$923.60M	-1.15x	1.24
USM	UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP	NYSE	Telecom Services	$5.37B	$62.48	2.64%	$846.00M	-183.76x	1.29
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	NYSE	Telecom Services	$1.13B	$1.75	0.57%	$1.45B	-9.67x	1.07
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$201.11M	$12.77	-0.47%	N/A	N/A	0.35
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$1.25B	$6.34	1.44%	$871.80M	-2.16x	8.94
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$5.39B	$5.31	-0.93%	$2.00B	-2.45x	98.38
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	NYSE	Telecom Services	$1.02B	$3.07	1.32%	N/A	-0.44x	-10.24
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$3.88B	$34.33	2.32%	$626.00M	-6.37x	1.55
VEON	VEON LTD	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	$3.26B	$46.09	3.11%	N/A	N/A	6.81
SNRE	SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS AG	NASDAQ	Telecom Services	N/A	$46.28	3.07%	N/A	N/A	2.66
ATUS	ALTICE USA INC	NYSE	Telecom Services	$1.17B	$2.53	4.12%	$3.14B	-6.84x	-75.52

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in Jan 2025?

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best telecommunication stocks to buy right now are:

1. Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA)

Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) is the top telecom stock with a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 31 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Liberty Broadband has seen its stock lose -2.83% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 3 percentage points.

Liberty Broadband has an average 1 year price target of $95.00, an upside of 27.07% from Liberty Broadband's current stock price of $74.76.

Liberty Broadband stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Liberty Broadband, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is the second best telecom stock with a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 29 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Comcast has seen its stock lose -15.57% over the past year, underperforming other telecom stocks by -10 percentage points.

Comcast has an average 1 year price target of $48.08, an upside of 32.15% from Comcast's current stock price of $36.38.

Comcast stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Comcast, 46.15% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 38.46% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Gogo (NASDAQ:GOGO)

Gogo (NASDAQ:GOGO) is the third best telecom stock with a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 23 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gogo has seen its stock lose -17.87% over the past year, underperforming other telecom stocks by -12 percentage points.

Gogo has an average 1 year price target of $12.17, an upside of 67.59% from Gogo's current stock price of $7.26.

Gogo stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Gogo, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the telecom stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 22 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 17.7%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 4.72%. Bce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Bce's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bce's dividend payout ratio of 5,679.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Telus (NYSE:TU)

Telus (NYSE:TU) has an annual dividend yield of 10.58%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 4.72%. Telus's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Telus's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Telus's dividend payout ratio of 290% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Vodafone Group Public Co (NASDAQ:VOD)

Vodafone Group Public Co (NASDAQ:VOD) has an annual dividend yield of 8.83%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 4.72%. Vodafone Group Public Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Vodafone Group Public Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Vodafone Group Public Co's dividend payout ratio of 72.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are telecom stocks up?

Telecom stocks were up 1.36% in the last day, and down -1.97% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why telecom stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued telecom stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued telecom stocks right now are:

1. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is the most undervalued telecom stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Comcast has a valuation score of 86, which is 60 points higher than the telecom industry average of 26. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Comcast's stock has dropped -15.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -10 percentage points.

2. Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA)

Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) is the second most undervalued telecom stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Liberty Broadband has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the telecom industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Liberty Broadband's stock has dropped -2.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 3 percentage points.

3. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is the third most undervalued telecom stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Tim Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the telecom industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tim Sa's stock has dropped -33.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -28 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

48.65% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 26.2% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the telecom services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the telecom services industry is 20.09x.

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